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World Biodiversity Database

Entry ID: WBD

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Summary

Abstract: ETI's World Biodiversity Database is a continuously growing taxonomic
database and information system that aims at documenting all presently
known species (about 1.7 million) and to make this important
biological information worldwide accessible. The WBD contains
taxonomic information (hierarchies), species names, synonyms,
descriptions, illustrations and literature ...

Related URL

Link: VIEW EXTENDED METADATA

Description: Metadata in National Biological Information Infrastructure format.

Geographic Coverage

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Spatial coordinates

N: 90.0

S: -90.0

E: 180.0

W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: Expert Center for Taxonomic Identification

Dataset Title: World Biodiversity Database

Dataset Release Place: Amsterdam, Netherlands

Dataset Publisher: ETI

Data Presentation Form: database

Online Resource: http://wbd.etibioinformatics.nl/bis/index.php

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1990-01-01

Location Keywords

GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Science Keywords

BIOSPHERE > TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEMS > AGRICULTURAL LANDS

BIOSPHERE > VEGETATION > DOMINANT SPECIES

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

GEOSCIENTIFIC INFORMATION

Instrument

CORING DEVICES

MMS > Meteorological Measurement System

GPS > Global Positioning System

GPR > Ground Penetrating Radar

Project

LTER > Long-Term Ecological Research

LGP > Latitudinal Gradient Project

Quality The project is currently ongoing and some of the data is available in various databases which are constantly changing. The investigator is the best person to contact for location and access to the data.

Data Set Progress

IN WORK

Originating Center

Data Center

Antarctica New Zealand, New Zealand Antarctic Institute, New Zealand

Data Center URL: http://www.antarcticanz.govt.nz/

Data Center Personnel
Name: SHULAMIT GORDON Phone: +64 3 358 0200 Fax: +64 3 358 0211 Email: s.gordon at antarcticanz.govt.nz Contact Address: Antarctica New Zealand Private Bag 4745 City: Christchurch Country: New Zealand

Personnel

NANCY BERTLER

Role: INVESTIGATOR

Phone: +64 4 463 6196

Fax: +64 4 463 5186

Email: Nancy.Bertler at vuw.ac.nz

Contact Address:

Antarctic Research Center

Victoria University of Wellington

PO BOX 600

City: Wellington

Postal Code: 6140

Country: New Zealand

CEISHA POIROT

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: +64 3 358 0200

Fax: +64 3 358 0211

Email: c.poirot at antarcticanz.govt.nz

Contact Address:

Antarctica New Zealand

Private Bag 4745

City: Christchurch

Country: New Zealand

SHULAMIT GORDON

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: +64 3 358 0200

Fax: +64 3 358 0211

Email: s.gordon at antarcticanz.govt.nz

Contact Address:

Antarctica New Zealand

Private Bag 4745

City: Christchurch

Country: New Zealand

Publications/References

Bertler, N.A.N. 2003 Understanding the climate behavior of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica, from coastal ice cores. Ph.D., Victoria University of Wellington.

Bertler, N.A.N. Barrett, P.J. Mayewski, P.A. Fogt, R.L. Kreutz, K.J. Shulmeister, J. El Nino suppresses Antarctic warming. Geophysical research letters 31, 2004.

... Bertler, N.A.N. Barrett, P.J. Mayewski, P.A. Fogt, R.L. Kreutz, K.J. Shulmeister, J. Reply to comment by Doran et al. on “El Nino suppresses Antarctic warming”. Geophysical research letters 32: 2005.

Bertler, N.A.N. Mayewski, P.A. Barrett, P.J. Sneed, S.B. Handley, M.J. Kreutz, K.J. Monsoonal circulation of the McMurdo Dry Valleys -Signal from the snow chemistry. Annals of glaciology 39: 139-145, 2004.

Bertler, N.A.N. Naish, T.R. Mayewski, P.A. Barrett, P.J. Opposing oceanic and atmospheric ENSO influences on the Ross Sea Region, Antarctica. Advances in geosciences 6: 83-86, 2006.

Bertler, N.A.N. Mayewski, P.A. Aristarain, A. Barrett, P. Becagli, S. Bernardo, R. Bo, S. Xiao, C. Curran, M. Qin, D. Antarctic Snow Chemistry. Annals of glaciology 41: 167-179, 2005.

Bertler, N.A.N. Barrett, P.J. Mayewski, P.A. Sneed, S.B. Naish, T.R. Morgenstern, U. Solar forcing recorded by aerosol concentrations in coastal Antarctic glacier ice, McMurdo Dry Valleys. Annals of glaciology 41: 52-56, 2005.

Bertler, N.A.N. Naish, T.R. Oerter, H. Kipfstuhl, S. Barrett, P.J. Mayewski, P.A. Kreutz, K. 2006 The effects of joint ENSO–Antarctic Oscillation forcing on the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica. Antarctic science 18(4): 507-514.

Mayewski, P.A. Frezzotti, M. Bertler, N.A.N. van Ommen, T. Hamilton, G.S. Jacka, T.H. Welch, B. Frey, M. Qin, D. Ren, J. The International Trans-Antarctic Scientifc Expedition (ITASE) - An Overview. Annals of glaciology 41: 10-13, 2005.

Patterson, N.G. Bertler, N.A.N. Naish, T.R. Morgenstern, U. ENSO variability in the deuterium excess record of a coastal Antarctic ice core from the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Victoria Land. Annals of glaciology 41: 140-146, 2005.

Witherow, R. Lyons, W.B. Bertler, N.A.N. Welch, K.A. Mayewski, P.A. Sneed, S.B. Nylen, T. Handley, M.J. Fountain, A. 2006 The aeolian flux of calcium, chloride and nitrate to the McMurdo Dry Valleys landscape: evidence from snow pit analysis. Antarctic science 18(4): 497-505.

Alloway, B.V., Lowe, D.J. , Barrell, D.J.A., Newnham, R.M., Almond, P.C., Augustinus, P.C., Bertler, N.A.N., Carter, L., Litchfield, N.J., McGlone, M.S., Shulmeister, J., Vandergoes, M.J., Williams, P.W. And Members, a.N.-i. 2007. Towards a climate event stratigraphy for New Zealand over the past 30,000 years. Journal of Quaternary Science 22: 9-35.

Mayewski, P.A. Frezzotti, M. Bertler, N.A.N. van Ommen, T. Hamilton, G.S. Jacka, T.H. Welch, B. Frey, M. Qin, D. Ren, J. The International Trans-Antarctic Scientifc Expedition (ITASE) - An Overview. Annals of glaciology 41: 10-13, 2005.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2005-09-22

Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-05-01

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